The Mathematics of Invasions in Ecology and Epidemiology (09ss128)
Organizers
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Rachel Bennett (Queen's University)
Fred Brauer (University of British Columbia)
Troy Day (Queens University)
James Watmough (University of New Brunswick)
Jianhong Wu (York University)
Objectives
The summer school is aimed at graduate students in applied mathematics,
biology and epidemiology, who wish to learn important mathematical
techniques for modelling biological invasions. The emphasis will be on
practical, hands-on experience for building and analyzing models, coupled
with lectures on key techniques. Examples will be drawn from a variety of
areas including ecological invasions of so-called `pest' species, and the
emergence of novel pathogens like SARS and avian influenza. A major focus
will be on techniques for incorporating evolutionary change in the
mathematical models.
Each student will be expected to develop and analyze a model of their
choosing during the period of the summer school, in collaboration with a
small group of other students.
